Common Ostrich Struthio camelus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (34)
- Subspecies (4)
Anna Folch, David Christie, Francesc Jutglar, and Ernest Garcia
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 21, 2014
Text last updated January 21, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Volstruis |
| Arabic | نعامة شائعة |
| Asturian | Avestruz |
| Bulgarian | Обикновен щраус |
| Catalan | estruç comú |
| Croatian | noj |
| Czech | pštros dvouprstý |
| Danish | Masaistruds |
| Dutch | Struisvogel |
| English | Common Ostrich |
| English (United States) | Common Ostrich |
| Faroese | Strutsur |
| French | Autruche d'Afrique |
| French (France) | Autruche d'Afrique |
| German | Strauß |
| Greek | (Κοινή) Στρουθοκάμηλος |
| Hebrew | יען |
| Icelandic | Strútur |
| Japanese | ダチョウ |
| Lithuanian | Strutis |
| Norwegian | slettestruts |
| Polish | struś czerwonoskóry |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Avestruz-comum |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Avestruz-comum |
| Romanian | Struț |
| Russian | Африканский страус |
| Serbian | Noj |
| Slovak | pštros dvojprstý |
| Slovenian | Noj |
| Spanish | Avestruz Común |
| Spanish (Spain) | Avestruz común |
| Swedish | struts |
| Turkish | Devekuşu |
| Ukrainian | Страус африканський |
Struthio camelus Linnaeus, 1758
PROTONYM:
Struthio Camelus
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.155.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Syria, Arabia, Lybia, Africa. Restricted type locality, North Africa, Rothschild, supra p. 83; further restricted to Sennar, Stresemann, Orn. Monatsb., 34, 1926, p. 139.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- STRUTHIO
- struthio
- camelus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Common Ostrich
